Rusty Eye - Biography

Biography

Rusty Eye was formed in 1995 in Mexico City (Mexico) by main founder Mr. Rust (born Pablo Armando Salido Casanova) on bass and vocals, Dr. Eye on guitars and vocals, Daniel Acosta on drums and Ken Harrington on lead vocals. It previously went by the name of Scarecrow and Poltergeist in 1993 and 1994 respectively. The name Rusty Eye relates to the "corrosion of perception".

After cutting several independent DIY demos, the band recorded their first LP titled Rust N’ Roll in 2000. Rust N' Roll was recorded with the lineup of: Mr. Rust (bass and vocals), Dr. Eye (guitars and vocals) and Leo Haze (drums). This album was released in Mexico in the year 2001 and in the United States in 2003 through the band's own Indie label Epoche Records. Miss Randall (born Julieta Randall) joined in 2003, replacing Haze on drums.

This lineup of the band relocated to Hollywood, California in 2004. The band's second production Cryogenic began in 2005 with guitarist Jonny Dee. In 2006, Dee was replaced with guitarist Baron Murtland. This line-up recorded their next LP Stendhal Syndrome. Like previous albums, it was released via the band's own Epoché Records in 2006 next to the live album Live at the Joint MMVI. Rusty Eye was awarded with the Best Metal Single of the Year with the single "Mr. Cannibal" by the L.A. Music Awards in 2006 and were listed in the Music Industry and Trade Magazine Music Connection Top 100 Unsigned Artists of 2006.

In December 2006, Murtland took a hiatus from Rusty Eye and was replaced with live session guitar players, the most notable being Jehu (a.k.a. Jay) from the Metalcore band Tomorrow Comes Today. Jehu appeared as the guitarist and played "The Chef" on the music video for "Mr. Cannibal"

In September 2008 Murtland returned to Rusty Eye. A cover of Circus of Power's "Mama Tequila" was recorded for the tribute album Working For The Machine - A Tribute to Circus of Power.

In March 2009, the band announced the upcoming release of Possessor, an album again showcasing the band's blend of differing metal styles and sounds, with a horror film influence. It was recorded at Raymond Herrera and B-Real's Temple Studios in Chatsworth, California where Randall's engineering skills were put to use as producer and co-engineer for the album. Mixed by Jeremy Blair, the album included collaborations by horror film composer Claudio Simonetti, from Goblin, on "Mondo Cane" and "Wings of a Demon"; producer and guitarist/keyboardist Waldemar Sorychta, from Grip Inc., on "Somnambulist Possession" and "Mandragora Screams"; and vocalist Alex Mitchell, from Circus of Power, on "The Serial Kind". The album's cover was illustrated by artist Joe Petagno.

On May 14, 2009, prior to the release of Possessor the song "Mondo Cane" had its premiere broadcast on Mexico City's college radio Metal show Clinic Diafragma on Universidad Anáhuac's Radio Anáhuac. Possessor was officially released independently through Epoche Records on June 6, 2009.

On June 27, 2009, Alex Mitchell was asked during an interview about his vocal and Spoken word collaboration with Rusty Eye on "The Serial Kind", he stated: "It's pretty cool… you know what? It's one of the coolest things I've done, actually".

On December 12, 2010, Rusty Eye celebrated the 15th Anniversary of the band with the release of a live CD titled Live at The Rainbow MMX. The live performance was recorded in April 2010 and Rusty Eye became the first band to record a live album at the legendary Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood, CA. The album was produced by Miss Randall and was recorded with the band's mobile studio with the help of engineer Yuri Anysonian.

Currently Rusty Eye is working on an LP in Spanish Language, for the first time in their career. This recording will be composed of cover songs from Rock en Español artists from Mexico, specifically ranging from 1989 to 1992. Not a lot of information has been released and there's has not been a set release date for the project.